NRMA executive general manager Nell Payne was on scene for a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, officially opening the seventeenth fast charger in NSW, following towns like Tamworth, Dubbo and Orange.

"Our aim is that 95 per cent of (NRMA) member journeys are within 150 kilometres of one of our charging stations," she said.

Mayor Carol Sparks said the charger, which can power up a vehicle with 450km range in half an hour, will encourage tourists and travelers to stop in town and fill up their own tanks at one of the town's cafes or restaurants.

"I am very proud that NRMA has chosen this site for a fast charger as this has put Glen Innes in a very good place for the future use of electric cars," she said.

"Having a fast charger will encourage users to have a coffee and a stroll around our town whilst their car is being charged. Maps will include where chargers can be located so that people can plan their journeys accordingly.

"I think NRMA for their contribution to the natural energy emissions reduction."

The $80,000 universal charger - it covers all electric vehicles from $120,000 Teslas to the $50,000 mass market Nissan Leaf - is conveniently installed immediately behind the town hall and protected by security camera surveillance. It isn't quite a hyper-fast charger, but is quicker than the two public chargers Glen Innes Severn Council last year installed at the Visitor Information centre a few metres away.

NRMA also plans fast chargers for Tenterfield and Armidale, which will link up with a similar system in Queensland to develop a national grid.

Best of all: for NRMA members the power is 100 per cent free to use. You basically get free 'e-litres'.

In an interview with the Glen Innes Examiner the NRMA boss said the electric car revolution is inevitable because of trends in car manufacturing countries like Germany and Japan Australia cannot resist because we no longer produce our own cars.

"If you look at the European man like Volvo and VW (Volkswagen), they're basically as of next year basically - or almost now - they're not going to produce any more combustion engine cars, and most vehicle manual have stopped R and D on fossil fuel cars," Ms Payne said.

"So within a number of years you will not be able to buy a diesel or petrol passenger vehicle easily."

The biggest risk, she said, is that Australia could be left without the infrastructure to cope with a rapidly electrifying fleet.

"We need to get vehicle stations out so we can keep up!"

She said she wanted to help attract the next generation of motorists into the New England region, and by opening this charger we are able to do that.

"We know one of the key reasons electric vehicle uptake has been relatively slow in Australia is because people are worried there isn't any charging infrastructure available along their journeys," she said.

"That's why the NRMA is part of the solution to that perceived 'range anxiety' - our network of fast chargers will allow (electric vehicle) motorists to tour to towns like Glen Innes and know that they will have all the amenities and services they need to stop, charge their car, enjoy the town, and safely continue on their journey."

NRMA will ultimately install 40 fast chargers in NSW.